Historical Earthquakes

1556 M8.0

1556 China: Shaanxi Province Earthquake

CHINA: SHAANXI PROVINCE

830,000 deaths

1976 M7.5

1976 China: Ne: Tangshan Earthquake

CHINA: NE: TANGSHAN

242,769 deaths

2010 M7.0

2010 Haiti: Port-Au-Prince Earthquake

HAITI: PORT-AU-PRINCE

316,000 deaths

115 M7.5

115 Turkey: Antakya (Antioch) Earthquake

TURKEY: ANTAKYA (ANTIOCH)

260,000 deaths

525 M7.0

525 Turkey: Antakya (Antioch), Samandag Earthquake

TURKEY: ANTAKYA (ANTIOCH), SAMANDAG

250,000 deaths

1920 M8.3

1920 China: Gansu Province, Shanxi Province Earthquake

CHINA: GANSU PROVINCE, SHANXI PROVINCE

235,502 deaths

1139

1139 Azerbaijan: Gyzndzha Earthquake

AZERBAIJAN: GYZNDZHA

230,000 deaths

856 M7.9

856 Iran: Damghan, Qumis Earthquake

IRAN: DAMGHAN, QUMIS

200,000 deaths

893

893 Armenia: Dvin; Iran: Ardabil Earthquake

ARMENIA: DVIN; IRAN: ARDABIL

150,000 deaths

2008 M7.9

2008 China: Sichuan Province Earthquake

CHINA: SICHUAN PROVINCE

87,652 deaths

533

533 Syria: Aleppo Earthquake

SYRIA: ALEPPO

130,000 deaths

1923 M7.9

1923 Japan: Tokyo, Yokohama Earthquake

JAPAN: TOKYO, YOKOHAMA

105,385 deaths

1948 M7.2

1948 Turkmenistan: Ashkhabad Earthquake

TURKMENISTAN: ASHKHABAD

110,000 deaths

1290 M6.8

1290 China: Nei Mongol: Ningcheng Earthquake

CHINA: NEI MONGOL: NINGCHENG

100,000 deaths

2005 M7.6

2005 Pakistan: Muzaffarabad, Uri, Anantnag, Baramula Earthquake

PAKISTAN: MUZAFFARABAD, URI, ANANTNAG, BARAMULA

76,213 deaths

1667 M6.9

1667 Azerbaijan: Shemakha (Samaxi) Earthquake

AZERBAIJAN: SHEMAKHA (SAMAXI)

80,000 deaths

1169

1169 Syria: Halab (Aleppo),Dimashq (Damascus) Earthquake

SYRIA: HALAB (ALEPPO),DIMASHQ (DAMASCUS)

80,000 deaths

458

458 Turkey: Antakya (Antioch) Earthquake

TURKEY: ANTAKYA (ANTIOCH)

80,000 deaths

1908 M7.0

1908 Italy: Messina, Sicily, Calabria Earthquake

ITALY: MESSINA, SICILY, CALABRIA

78,000 deaths

1727

1727 Iran: Tabriz Earthquake

IRAN: TABRIZ

77,000 deaths

1718 M7.5

1718 China: Gansu Province Earthquake

CHINA: GANSU PROVINCE

73,000 deaths

2023 M7.8

2023 Turkey: Kahramanmaras; Syria Earthquake

TURKEY: KAHRAMANMARAS; SYRIA

56,697 deaths

1970 M7.9

1970 Peru: Northern, Pisco, Chiclayo Earthquake

PERU: NORTHERN, PISCO, CHICLAYO

66,794 deaths

1033

1033 Israel: Ramala, Gaza, Nablus; Egypt Earthquake

ISRAEL: RAMALA, GAZA, NABLUS; EGYPT

70,000 deaths

1868 M7.7

1868 Ecuador: Guayaquil,Ibarra; Colombia: San Pablo Earthquake

ECUADOR: GUAYAQUIL,IBARRA; COLOMBIA: SAN PABLO

70,000 deaths

847

847 Iraq: Al-Mawsil Earthquake

IRAQ: AL-MAWSIL

70,000 deaths

1935 M7.5

1935 Pakistan: Quetta Earthquake

PAKISTAN: QUETTA

60,000 deaths

587

587 Turkey: Antakya (Antioch) Earthquake

TURKEY: ANTAKYA (ANTIOCH)

60,000 deaths

1693 M6.0

1693 Italy: Sicily, Calabria, Catania Earthquake

ITALY: SICILY, CALABRIA, CATANIA

60,000 deaths

1598

1598 Turkey: Amasya, Corum Earthquake

TURKEY: AMASYA, CORUM

60,000 deaths

1101 M6.5

1101 Iran: Khorasan Earthquake

IRAN: KHORASAN

60,000 deaths

1693 M7.4

1693 Italy: Sicily, Calabria Earthquake

ITALY: SICILY, CALABRIA

60,000 deaths

1990 M7.3

1990 Iran: Rasht, Qazvin, Zanjan, Rudbar, Manjil Earthquake

IRAN: RASHT, QAZVIN, ZANJAN, RUDBAR, MANJIL

40,000 deaths

1042 M7.6

1042 Iran: Tabriz Earthquake

IRAN: TABRIZ

50,000 deaths

844

844 Syria: Dimashq (Damascus); Turkey: Antakya Earthquake

SYRIA: DIMASHQ (DAMASCUS); TURKEY: ANTAKYA

50,000 deaths

845

845 Iraq: Al-Mawsil Earthquake

IRAQ: AL-MAWSIL

50,000 deaths

1780 M7.7

1780 Iran: Tabriz Earthquake

IRAN: TABRIZ

50,000 deaths

1755 M8.5

1755 Portugal: Lisbon Earthquake

PORTUGAL: LISBON

50,000 deaths

1739 M8.0

1739 China: Ningxia Earthquake

CHINA: NINGXIA

50,000 deaths

856

856 Greece: Korinthos,Patrai (Patras) Earthquake

GREECE: KORINTHOS,PATRAI (PATRAS)

45,000 deaths

850

850 Iran: Rey (Ray) Earthquake

IRAN: REY (RAY)

45,000 deaths

856

856 Tunisia: Tunis Earthquake

TUNISIA: TUNIS

45,000 deaths

1939 M7.8

1939 Turkey: Erzincan Earthquake

TURKEY: ERZINCAN

32,700 deaths

1668 M8.5

1668 China: Shandong Province Earthquake

CHINA: SHANDONG PROVINCE

42,578 deaths

1927 M7.7

1927 China: Gansu Province Earthquake

CHINA: GANSU PROVINCE

40,912 deaths

1782

1782 Taiwan: Tainan Earthquake

TAIWAN: TAINAN

40,000 deaths

1755

1755 Iran: N: Tabriz,Kashan Earthquake

IRAN: N: TABRIZ,KASHAN

40,000 deaths

1797 M8.3

1797 Ecuador: Riobamba, Quito, Cuzco; Peru; Colombia Earthquake

ECUADOR: RIOBAMBA, QUITO, CUZCO; PERU; COLOMBIA

40,000 deaths

662

662 Iran: Qumis: Semnan,Damghan Earthquake

IRAN: QUMIS: SEMNAN,DAMGHAN

40,000 deaths

1754

1754 Egypt: Al-Qahirah (Cairo) Earthquake

EGYPT: AL-QAHIRAH (CAIRO)

40,000 deaths